Join us at YU Real Estate Day 2025 to network and hear
from leaders of the real estate industry about topics across multiple sectors!
Real Estate Day Schedule
11:30-11:45 Registration/Check In
11:45-12:15 Lunch
12:05-12:15 Opening Remarks
- Speaker: Norman Bobrow, President, Norman Bobrow & Company Inc
12:15-1:00 The Future of Real Estate: Technology and Disruption
- Moderator: Jeremy Fox, Co-President, Fifth Wall
- Speakers: Lowell Baron, President and CIO, Brookfield, Brendan Wallace, CEO and CIO, Fifth Wall
1:00-1:15 Break
1:15-2:00 The Future of Development: Future Proofing Through Innovations in Urban Development and Redevelopment
- Moderator: Jane Gol, President, Continental Ventures
- Speakers: Melissa Roman Burch, COO, NYC Econ Dev Corporation, Jake Elghanaya, Vice President, TF Cornerstone, Ken Horn, President, Alchemy Properties
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-3:00 Investment Strategies for Today’s Volatile Markets: Risks and Opportunities
- Moderator: Gila Cohen, Partner and CIO, Van Barton Group
- Speakers: Peter Braffman, Managing Director of RE Investments, GCM, Michael Brand, Managing Director, Aksia, Thomas Brown, Partner, LGT Partners, Bruce Deutsch, Portfolio Manager, CalSTRS
3:00-3:15 Break/Mincha
3:15-4:00 The Future of NYC Multifamily: Regulatory Value Destruction or Generational Buying Opportunity
- Moderator: Jason Muss, President, Muss Development
- Speakers: Salvatore Ciaravino, Sr. Director of Real Estate, Benenson Capital, Adam Parkoff, Principal, The Parkoff Organization, Robert Nelson, President, Nelson Management
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:00 Real Estate and Real Estate Capital Markets Over the Coming Five to Ten Years
- Moderator: Phil Rosen, Retired Partner, Weil, Gotshal, & Manges LLP
- Speakers: David Lichtenstein, Founder and CEO, The Lightstone Group, Steve Rosenberg, Founder, Executive Chairman and CEO, Greystone
5:00-5:10 Closing Remarks
5:10 Networking Cocktails